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Police are on the hunt for a group of men who used stolen cars during a crime spree across West Auckland yesterday.

Pots are a good alternative if your garden lacks sun. By Meg Liptrot.

The best thing to come out of Auckland's Super City amalgamation is that you can borrow 3.5 million items from 55 libraries from Wellsford to Waiuku. Here we choose our favourite handful.

For a breather from the city, explore the pockets of bush and wetland nestled in suburbia.

Police are searching for a 68-year-old man missing overnight in the New Lynn area of west Auckland.

Boutique ice cream maker shows that customers are prepared to pay top dollar for quality products.

A witness to a huge street brawl has described how crowds armed with big pieces of wood charged at partygoers at a 21st birthday.

A 22-year-old West Auckland man is in a critical condition following a brawl outside a 21st birthday party.

Catherine Smith talks to a couple who went West and are loving the lifestyle.

Police are hunting an arsonist after a fire gutted a childcare centre in the Auckland suburb of New Lynn yesterday.

About 45 firefighters battled a "major" blaze at a childcare centre in the Auckland suburb of New Lynn.

We sent our two experts out to find Auckland's best playgrounds. Diana Clement reports back.